Cribyn and Sarn Helen.

What a weekend, I have managed to upload the pictures from both races and am very pleased with them.

Pictures from Cribyn are here
And
Pictures from Sarn Helen are here


A week of rest... well a little bit of gardening, backing up pictures... and if the weather holds the occasional barbecue.

Al.

Sunday - Sarn Helen

Just a quick post before I head off to Sarn Helen. I was really pleased with the pictures from Cribyn, the weather was almost perfect, thanks to Helen's suggestions for locations I did not have to do a reccy before hand, and the cake was wonderful.
All the pictures of the runners ascending are up, and I have uploaded some of the pictures of the runners returning and will finish them when I get home from Sarn Helen...

The pictures, so far, are here:-

http://www.fellrunningpictures.co.uk/cribyn2010.html

Al.

Cribyn and Sarn Helen.

Friday night and all ready to go, down to South Wales, Cribyn tomorrow and Sarn Helen on Sunday. Not photographed Cribyn before looks like a good course, "her indoors" said the weather looks good tomorrow so could get some decent pictures. Hoping to get the pictures up on the site tomorrow night if not will not be there until Sunday night.
It is my second visit to Lampeter to cover the Sarn Helen race, getting close to my home town Carmarthen, will be lazy and go to the same spot as last year top of Craig Twrch, or part of the way up that track.

Al.

Sunday - No Hangover

Well I was glad I did take a spare base layer up Yr Elen yesterday, it was very cold and windy. Here is the link to the pictures of yesterday's Carneddau Race:-

http://www.fellrunningpictures.co.uk/carneddau2010.html

The party went well... I retired early, I think the walk up Yr Elen was a little bit tiring.

Really bad for one breakfast on the cards...

Al.

Saturday - Carneddau

I was going to say the weather did not look as bad as predicted... but the wind seems to be rising and there is a lot of cloud coming in so we will see. Anyway today is the day of the Carneddau Fell Race and I am on Yr Elen... spare base layer packed and full water proofs......

Trish the Dish's birthday tomorrow and I have the feeling that the odd glass of something alcofrolic will be consumed tonight.....

Possibly some race pictures later....

Al.

Sheinton Steeplechase

This was a lazy race for me, for the first time I covered start/finish, the light level was quite low which meant the pictures were not brilliant, What pictures I took are up on the site

http://www.fellrunningpictures.co.uk/sheintonsteeplechase2010.html

Carneddau on Saturday and if we are to believe the weather men it is not going to be a nice sunny day so I don't think I will be taking sun tan cream...... Anyway back to the excitment of the election programme.... if you are running on Saturday see you on the summit of Yr Elen.

Al.

Races coming up...

I had a good time over the weekend, would have got wet on Saturday but thanks to Di's umbrella held by Graham I still managed to stay sort of dry and get some pictures in the rain and hail. Sunday at Ras y Diafol the weather held and apart from a cold breeze it was quite good. Two well organised races, was a pleasure to photograph them... Congratulations to the runners especially Afan and Phoebe who won the challenge trophies.
Next week sees a visit on Wednesday to the Sheinton Steeplechase and a trip up North to marshal the Carneddau race on Saturday. Weekend after was going to photograph the Moel Eilio race but Pete Douglas is going to cover that one, I am hoping to go down South on the Saturday 15th and photograph the Cribyn race and on the Sunday travel over to Lampeter to cover Sarn Helen.
Oh and there is the Caradoc Classic on Wednesday 12th..... busy busy.....

Al.

Bank Holiday Weekend

Red Kite Challenge today, Graham and I are going down, looks like the weather is going to be bad.... umbrella on standby! Ras Y Diafol tomorrow, looks like the weather may be a bit better for that.
Al.